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For Lunch Butter Chicken Deconstructed Sloppy Joes Tofu and Peper Curry Fry

For Dinner Chicken Francais Fried Calamari RI Style Farfalle with Cannelini Beans

Upcoming Events

“Watch the sun set on this disastrous semester”

Sunday, March 14 John W. Weeks Bridge, 6:30 p.m.

According to the Facebook page of this student-created event, students will gather on the banks of the Charles River to watch the sun set. The event will take place right after the campus departure dealine and allow student to “reflect” on the negative aspects of the semester with “the peoplewho made it slightly better.”

“Yeah we’ll leave but we’re not happy about it”

Thursday, March 12 Harvard Yard, 10 a.m.

Students will protest Harvard’s instruction for undergraduates to vacate campus to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Students will “dissent in groups of 25” in response to advice from the University that students can have “non-essential gatherings of no more than 25 people.” The Facebook event currently lists over 1,000 students attending and describes the event as “housing day minus the housing plus righteous fury.” Amid all the breaking news on Harvard’s campus, life, pedestrians, and bikers continue moving forward on a chilly Wednesday afternoon. zing Gee—Crimson photographer

Daily Briefing

The Ivy League announced Wednesday it would suspend athletics events for the foreseeable future in response to a growing coronavirus pandemic. The decision left many Harvard athletes reeling, particularly those previously set to compete in national sporting events. In other news, College administrators aimed to help students with the practical necessities of moving out on short notice, providing storage stipends and boxes.

in The Rea l World

March Madness to Be Played Without Fans

The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Wednesday that its annual basketball tournament March Madness would take place without an audience this year. The news comes after public health officials advised limiting mass gatherings due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

United States Suspends Travel From Europe

During his address to the nation on Wednesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the country would suspend all travel from Europe starting Friday. The travel ban is expected to last for thirty days, and the restrictions would exclude Britain. While the number of coronavirus cases in the United States continues to grow, President Trump stated that he hoped this would keep additional new cases from entering.

Around the Ivies

cornell Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack sent an email to affiliates defending the university’s decision to cancel classes and encourage students to not return to campus, according to the Cornell Daily Sun. Pollack said in the email that the virus was “beyond the point of containment” in the United States, and that it was time to shift to the second phase of response: “mitigation.” The Daily Sun reported that Pollack was responding to concerns that sending students home would place them at greater risk.

princeton Five attendees of a Feb. 29 private party at Princeton University have tested positive for coronavirus, the Daily Princetonian reported on Wednesday. Three are Pennsylvania residents and two are Boston residents who attended a management conference for biotech firm Biogen, to which at least 70 cases of coronavirus in the state of Massachusetts are connected. The results have not been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but are considered presumptive positive. The Princeton, N.J. health department has confirmed that the party had 47 attendees, including servers.

brown Three Brown University students tested negative for coronavirus, the Brown Daily Herald reported on Wednesday. The students — who had been in isolation prior to the test results — will remain in isolation, based on recommendations from health officials. Brown administrators told students that they will not announce all isolations or pending test results, though they said they will inform the community if any test results for the virus are positive.

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The Harvard Crimson

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Shera S. Avi-Yonah Managing Editor

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Associate Managing Editors Alexandra A. Chaidez ’21 Molly C. McCafferty ’21

Associate Business Managers Jonathon V. Garzon ’21 Andrea M. Lamas-Nino ’21

Editorial Chairs Ari E. Benkler ’21 Isaac O. Longobardi ’21 Arts Chairs Iris M. Lewis ’21 Allison J. Scharmann ’21 Design Chairs Margot E. Shang ’21 Matthew J. Tyler ’22

FM Chairs Andrew W.D. Aoyama ’21 Nina H. Pasquimi ’21

Blog Chairs Ariana Chiu ’22 Sahara W. Kirwan ’21

Sports Chairs William C. Boggs ’22 Joseph W. Minatel ’21 Multimedia Chairs Ryan N. Gajarawala ’22 Allison G. Lee ’21

Technology Chairs Alexander K. Chin ’21 William Y. Yao ’21

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Night Editor Delano R. Franklin ’21

Assistant Night Editors Camille G. Caldera ’22 Declan J. Knieriem ’22

Story Editors Shera S. Avi-Yonah ’21 Ruth A. Hailu ’21 Alexandra A. Chaidez ’21 Amy L. Jia ’21 Katelyn X. Li ’21 Molly C. McCafferty ’21 Meena Venkataramanan ’21 Katelyn X. Li ’21 Cindy H. Zhang ’21 Design Editor Camille G. Caldera ’22 Yuen Ting Chow ’23

Photo Editor Allison G. Lee ’21 Zing Gee ’23

Editorial Editor Isaac O. Longobardi ’21

Sports Editor Camille G. Caldera ’22 Jasper G. Goodman ’23